Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Steven Stamkos - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Nick Paul - Alex Killorn
Cole Koepke - Vladislav Namestnikov - Ross Colton
Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Cal Foote
Mikhail Sergachev - Erik Cernak
Haydn Fleury - Philippe Myers
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Tuesday's Matchup
Tampa Bay opens the 2022-23 regular season on the road against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden...The Bolts are 0-1-0 all-time in season openers against the Rangers...Tampa Bay and New York are playing for the first time since Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final on 6/11/22, a 2-1, series-clinching Lightning win at AMALIE Arena to advance to a third-straight Stanley Cup Final with Steven Stamkos scoring both goals for the Bolts...New York won all three reg. season matchups last season, while the Lightning have won six of the last 11 dating back to the start of the 2017-18 season...Tonight will be the 107th reg. season meeting between the two teams...Tampa Bay is 49-45-7 with five ties all-time vs. NYR...The Bolts are 6-4-0 in the last 10 reg. season games at NYR...Nikita Kucherov recorded points in the final five games of the ECF vs. NYR (3-5-8)...Andrei Vasilevskiy has 251 saves in nine reg. season starts vs. NYR, the-third most by a TBL goalie vs. NYR in franchise history.
Tuesday's Storylines
The Lightning are opening the reg. season on the road for the ninth time in franchise history and the first time since the 2013-14 regular season opener at Boston...The Bolts are 4-4-0 all-time in reg. season openers on the road...Tampa Bay is 19-8-0 with two ties all-time in season openers and trail only the Vegas Golden Knights (.800) for the NHL's best points percentage in season-opening contests (.690)...The Lightning have played in a league-high 279 games over the last three seasons, including playoffs.
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 0 Current Injuries:
Zach Bogosian (Shoulder surgery; Out) Anthony Cirelli (Shoulder surgery; Out)
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
30th Anniversary Tour T-shirt
Mark the start of the Lightning's 30th Anniversary with this Tour Tee featuring the 2022-23 schedule. Available today in store and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Friday, October 14 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Saturday, October 15 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Tuesday, October 18 vs. Philadelphia Flyers
